diff --git a/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/NWParameters+peerSyncParameters.swift b/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/NWParameters+peerSyncParameters.swift
index 6acf5f5..b17ab5a 100644
--- a/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/NWParameters+peerSyncParameters.swift
+++ b/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/NWParameters+peerSyncParameters.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ extension NWParameters {
             authenticationDispatchData as __DispatchData,
             stringToDispatchData("MeetingNotes")! as __DispatchData
         )
+
+        // DEBUG NOTE: maybe worth looking into
+        // RFC 4785 - Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Ciphersuites with NULL Encryption
+        // public var TLS_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA: SSLCipherSuite { get } as an alternative
+
+        /* RFC 5487 - PSK with SHA-256/384 and AES GCM */
         // Forcing non-standard cipher suite value to UInt16 because for
         // whatever reason, it can get returned as UInt32 - such as in
         // GitHub actions CI.
diff --git a/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/PeerToPeerConnection.swift b/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/PeerToPeerConnection.swift
index 441c0a5..4577444 100644
--- a/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/PeerToPeerConnection.swift
+++ b/Sources/AutomergeRepo/Networking/Providers/PeerToPeerConnection.swift
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public actor PeerToPeerConnection {
     public init(
         connection: NWConnection,
         receiveTimeout: ContinuousClock.Instant.Duration = .seconds(3.5),
-        readyTimeout: ContinuousClock.Instant.Duration = .seconds(1),
+        readyTimeout: ContinuousClock.Instant.Duration = .seconds(5),
         readyCheckDelay: ContinuousClock.Instant.Duration = .milliseconds(50)
     ) {
         self.readyTimeout = readyTimeout